Beauty History

I am fascinated about beauty habits through the ages. Many of the natural skincare ingredients that are back in fashion have been used for thousands of years. In my Beauty History series of articles, I try to uncover exactly how they were used.

Ancient Egypt & Rome
Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, was renowned throughout history for her radiant skin and her stunnin...

Hello! I’m Lorraine

I'm a Biologist and I blog here at Herb & Hedgerow, a website for people who love and make natural, botanical skincare. I also run Formula Botanica, the Organic Cosmetic Science School where we teach online courses for natural and organic cosmetic formulators.